Wednesday, August 2, 2017

YOU CAN COPY BRITISH MUSEUM TREASURES THROUGH 3-D PRINTING

LONDON's British Museum is about to revolutionize the gift shop experience by allowing visitors to download and 3-D print replicas of its priceless antiques and artifacts ... including the famous Townley bust of Antinous as Dionysus shown above.

You can now buy a resin replica of the bust from the Museum's Grenville Shop or ONLINE for £300.

Given
the size of the museum's collection it will hopefully be posting
hundreds of artifacts for visitors to download and 3D print.

But for now there are just 14 3D models available in the first batch (pictured above).

They are offered on Sketchfab,
including everything from a bust of Amenemhat III, an iconic Hoa
Hakananai'a statue from Easter Island, and even an Egyptian granite
sarcophagus—although you'll have to settle for a plastic version if
you're making a copy at home with your 3D printer. [Sketchfab via SlashGear]